The 2012 Pan-American Volleyball Cup was the seventh edition of the annual men's

volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules. It has been a part of the official program of the Summ ...

tournament, played by eight countries over July, 2012 in

Santo Domingo Santo Domingo, formerly known as Santo Domingo de Guzmán, is the capital and largest city of the Dominican Republic and the List of metropolitan areas in the Caribbean, largest metropolitan area in the Caribbean by population. the Distrito Na ...

Dominican Republic The Dominican Republic is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles of the Caribbean Sea in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean. It shares a Maritime boundary, maritime border with Puerto Rico to the east and ...

. The event served as a qualifier for the 2013 FIVB Volleyball World League qualification. The

United States The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 U.S. state, states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 ...

won the tournament for the fifth time after beating

Argentina Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. It covers an area of , making it the List of South American countries by area, second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourt ...

3–0 in the final.

earned the right to play in the 2013 FIVB Volleyball World League qualification finishing third after United States and Argentina who are already qualified to the

2013 FIVB Volleyball World League The 2013 FIVB Volleyball World League was the 24th edition of the annual men's international volleyball tournament, played by 18 countries from 31 May to 21 July 2013. The Final Round was held in Mar del Plata, Argentina. Qualification *Top 1 ...

Competing nations

Squads

Pool standing procedure

Match won 3–0: 5 points for the winner, 0 point for the loser
Match won 3–1: 4 points for the winner, 1 points for the loser
Match won 3–2: 3 points for the winner, 2 points for the loser
In case of tie, the teams were classified according to the following criteria:
points ratio and sets ratio

Preliminary round

*Venue:

Palacio del Voleibol Palacio (''palace'') is a Spanish language, Spanish habitational name. It may have originated from many places in Spain, especially in Galicia (Spain), Galicia and Asturias. Notable people with the surname include: *Agustina Palacio de Libarona (1 ...

*All times are

Atlantic Time Zone The Atlantic Time Zone is a geographical region that keeps standard time—called Atlantic Standard Time (AST)—by subtracting four hours from Coordinated Universal Time ( UTC), resulting in UTC−04:00. AST is observed in parts of North America ...

( UTC−04:00).

Group A

Group B

Final round

Championship bracket

5th–8th places bracket

Quarterfinals

Classification 5–8

Semifinals

Classification 7–8

Classification 5–6

Classification 3–4

Final

Final standing

*''Dominican Republic qualified for the 2013 FIVB Volleyball World League qualification.''

Awards

*MVP: Taylor Sander *Best scorer:

José Miguel Cáceres José Miguel Cáceres Gómez (born December 24, 1981, in Tamayo (Dominican Republic), Tamayo) is a men's volleyball player from the Dominican Republic, who won a bronze medal with the Dominican Republic men's national volleyball team, men's nation ...

*Best spiker: Antonio Ciarelli *Best blocker: Marc-Anthony Honoré *Best server:

Elvis Contreras Elvis Dalsires Contreras de los Santos (born 20 July 1979, in Tamayo), also known as Elvis Contreras, is a male volleyball player from the Dominican Republic, who won the silver medal with the Dominican Republic men's national volleyball team ...

*Best digger:

Dustin Watten Dustin Joseph Watten (born October 27, 1986) is an American former professional volleyball player. As a member of the U.S. national team, he won the 2015 World Cup and the 2018 World Championship bronze medal. Personal life Watten is the so ...

*Best setter: Pedro Rangel *Best receiver:

*Best libero:

Edwin Peguero The name Edwin means "wealth-friend". It comes from (wealth, good fortune) and (friend). Thus the Old English form is Ēadwine, a name widely attested in early medieval England. Edwina is the feminine form of the name. Notable people and char ...

References

{{Pan-American Volleyball Cup Men's Pan-American Volleyball Cup

Men's Pan-American Volleyball Cup The Men's Pan-American Volleyball Cup is a men's volleyball tournament organized by NORCECA. Initially, only NORCECA teams participated, but CSV teams have been invited since 2010. The event served as a qualifier for FIVB Volleyball World League, W ...

2012 Men's Pan-American Volleyball Cup The Men's Pan-American Volleyball Cup, 2012 Pan-American Volleyball Cup was the seventh edition of the annual men's volleyball tournament, played by eight countries over July, 2012 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The event served as a qualif ...